In many cases, the end of the year gives you time to step back and take stock of the last 12 months. This is when many of us take a hard look at what worked and what did not, complete performance reviews, and formulate plans for the coming year. For me, it is all of those things plus a time when I u...

DealMarket is a global online platform used by Private Equity and Corporate Finance professionals to find industry contacts, access PE deals, source service providers, manage deal flow and get on-demand access to industry leading 3rd party due diligence services. With over 35,000 recurring visitors each month from over 154 countries, DealMarket is the trusted platform for Private Equity professionals around the world.

Firmex is a cloud-based virtual data room solution used by finance, legal and corporate professionals to securely share large volumes of sensitive documents outside the corporate firewall. Firmex clients started over 7,000 new data rooms in the last 12 months, and over 44,000 organizations use the Firmex platform, including two thirds of the Fortune 500.

"Virtual data rooms are increasingly being utilized by private equity professionals to streamline their portfolios and deepen relationship with their PE partners," explained Joel Lessem, CEO of Firmex. "Above and beyond due diligence, they are using Firmex to increase operational transparency by being able to share confidential documents with investors in an organized, secure and instantaneous manner," he said.

"We not only connect buyers, sellers and advisors together, but we also connect them with best in class service providers that can keep their deals moving forward," said Urs Haeusler, CEO of DealMarket. "Virtual data rooms are fast becoming an integral part of the deal making process and we're proud to partner with Firmex to pursuing our vision to build an ecosystem to provide better, simpler and more transparent access, choice and control in the PE & Corporate Finance industry," he said.

Firmex has partnered with DealMarket as a preferred data room supplier, providing secure document sharing solutions to their expansive network of Private Equity professionals. The partnership further solidifies DealMarket's comprehensive service offerings to the PE community.

About DealMarket: DealMarket is an online platform enabling private equity buyers, sellers and advisors to maximize opportunities around the world - a one-stop shop for Private Equity professionals. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, DealMarket was voted the "Best Global Private Equity Platform for 2012" by Corporate Newswire. For more information about DealMarket and today's news, please visit us online at www.DealMarket.com, comment on our blog at http://dealmarketblog.com/, Tweet us at @dealmarket_com, and connect with us on LinkedIn.

About Firmex: Thousands of companies choose Firmex Virtual Data Room solutions to securely share their highly confidential documents. Leaders in corporate and financial transactions, M&A, compliance, litigation, and procurement value Firmex's ease of use and outstanding support to profitably accelerate their online document sharing and collaboration projects. Learn more about Firmex Data Rooms at www.firmex.com

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